Chugalug,
Met many New Zealanders during the war. How come, that of all the "colonists" of the former Empire, they most closely resembled us Britons in speech, mannerisms (and uniform), to the extent that they were (and are) often mistaken for such ?
Whereas the (geographically) closer Aussies could never be mistaken for anything else on the planet (and sported their own RAAF dark blue uniforms to rub in the fact !)
Passing strange, methinks .............
Cheers, Danny.